1 Kings 9

"(Hiram the king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress and gold, as much as he desired), that King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 12 Then Hiram went from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, but they did not please him. 13 So he said, “What kind of cities are these which you have given me, my brother?” And he called them the land of Cabul, as they are to this day." vv.11-13

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After twenty years of building the Lord's house and his own (Solomon's) house, Solomon decides to give a gift to Hiram the king of Tyre since he supplied him with a lot of means to make the building possible and intricate and perfect.  Yet his gift doesn't necessarily seem to show that he was that thankful.  I mean to be given a gift of twenty cities seems incredible.  Who just owns a city?  But these cities weren't so glorious as if we were to own some tropical island that we could go vacation on and enjoy.  These cities were in the land of Galilee and Galilee was always despised. The people of Tyre were maritime people and would have appreciated territory along the sea than these inland cities.  But not just that Hiram was going to be picky what his gift was but Solomon didn't give generously.  These cities really were "mere villages. 'It is a genuine Eastern trick to dignify a small present with a pompous name'" (Pulpit Commentary).  He then calls the cities Cabul or "good for nothing" and we see later Solomon rebuild and restore them later.  

How do you give good gifts to those that help you?  How have you not given so good a gift as you ought to have?